Valentines Day Cinnamon Toast Recipes

VALENTINE'S DAY CINNAMON TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat an oven or toaster oven to 425 degrees.
• Cut XOXO letters or hearts out of parchment paper. Spread bread with butter on both sides. Place bread on a parchment-lined baking sheet and adhere stencils.
• In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon. Generously sprinkle cinnamon sugar over toast. Bake until crisp and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Peel off stencils; serve immediately.

VALENTINE'S DAY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat eggs, milk, nutmeg, and cinnamon together with a fork in a bowl until somewhat smooth.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Dip a bread slice into egg mixture to evenly and generously coat each side and put into the hot skillet; cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with each bread slice.
• Cut each slice in half on a diagonal and arrange onto 2 plates. Arrange banana and strawberry slices on the plates around the French toast. Drizzle maple syrup over the French toast; dust with confectioners' sugar.

BAKED CINNAMON TOAST WITH FRUIT

Steps:

• Place a rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter a shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Mix sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt in a small bowl. Toss fruit, vanilla, and 1/4 cup sugar mixture in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Spread 10 Tbsp. butter in a thin layer across each slice of bread, working butter all the way to the edges (you might have extra butter, depending on the size of your slices). Generously sprinkle remaining sugar mixture over buttered side of bread. Add any leftover sugar to reserved fruit. Fit about half of bread slices along bottom and up sides of prepared dish, placing sugared side down and overlapping slightly. Scatter reserved fruit over and top with remaining slices of bread, placing sugared side up and shingling to cover fruit. Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet and cover tightly with foil. Set a cast-iron skillet on top to weigh down; bake until juices are bubbling, 50-60 minutes.
• Carefully remove dish from oven; remove skillet and foil. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, 10-15 minutes more. Let cool 20 minutes.
• Divide baked cinnamon toast among plates, top with a scoop of ice cream, and drizzle with maple syrup.
• Do Ahead
• Dessert can be baked 1 day ahead. Let cool, then store tightly wrapped at room temperature. Reheat, uncovered, in a 300°F oven.